rejuvenatement – not retirement

Day 8 National Poetry Writing Month Prompt is to write a palinode: defined as when a poet retracts a statment made in an earlier poem. Prism was previously posted under One Sentence Poems. Posting these just under the wire today.

If you’ve not seen my Sunrise Return to Sweden, published this morning — please do scroll down and take a peek — one of my favorites.

PrismWhen I’m asked, How do you see the world?I squint a bit under the bright lightlooking for the crimson of her scarfand answer, Through a kaleidoscope.

PalinodeAs she slips through the crowdnot acknowledging me again,I clear my throat and add,But mostly as a labyrinth.